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Smart roads. Smart bridges. Smart grids
online.wsj.com - 2/17/2009
Smart roads. Smart bridges. Smart grids
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Wall Street Journal: It's time the U.S. got a lot smarter. Federal, state and local governments are about to pour tens of billions of dollars into the nation's infrastructure. The big question: Will we simply spend the money the way we've been doing for decades -- on more concrete and steel? Or ...
energyandcapital.com - 2/20/2009
Smart Profits on the Smart Grid
— energyandcapital.com — Options Trading Pit has been exploiting the herd mentality behind oversold and overbought stocks with explosive returns... in only six months. Using a unique set of proprietary indicators, and capped with turnaround candlestick signals, Options Trading ... (more) Smart Profits on the Smart Grid

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Economic Stimulus Package: Will Obama Push for a Smart Grid?
redgreenandblue.org - 2/12/2009
Economic Stimulus Package: Will Obama Push for a Smart Grid?
— redgreenandblue.org — Spending in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on environmental projects being debated in Congress right now... already includes $100 billion in ‘green stimulus.’ But because of the stated preference for so-called ‘ ... (more) Economic Stimulus Package: Will Obama Push for a Smart Grid?

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blog.makezine.com - 2/16/2009
Get Smart shoe phone
— blog.makezine.com — Of all Maxwell Smart's ridiculous gadgets, the shoe phone has always been my favorite. Paul Gardner-Stephen decided... to make this fantastic piece of spy tech a reality, with an Instructable that shows you how to make your own with a pair of wooden-heeled shoes, a Bluetooth headset, and a ... (more) Get Smart shoe phone

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Conservation Value Notes:  Sustainability News Headlines - 2/19/2009

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Daily Sprout
Earth2Tech — ... Smarty Plans: Technologies that could take our decades-old infrastructure to new levels of intelligence include traffic forecasters, remote-controlled vehicles, smart meters and electronic reservoir monitors. — Wall Street Journal ...

Sustainability News Headlines - 2/19/2009
Conservation Value Notes — News of Sustainability Benefiting People Today Brought to you by Conservation Value Institute If Obama Stops Dirty Coal (As He Must), What Will Replace It? Climate Progress, 2/19 EPA Moving Towards Regulation of Greenhouse Gases LA Times, 2/19 Obama Plans Massive New High Speed Railroad Treehugger, 2/19 Smart Roads, Smart Bridges, Smart Grids Wall Street Journal, 2/19 Home Solar Panels Get a Tax Boost SF Chronicle, 2/19 North Atlantic ...

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